Photos of the day: 11/19

Photos of the day from around the world...and beyond!

Survivor Michael Velasco plays basketball on a damaged hoop at the Old Children’s Park in Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines. Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced by Typhoon Haiyan, which tore across several islands in the eastern Philippines on Nov. 8. AP photo

James Getty, portraying President Abraham Lincoln, stands before a ceremony commemorating the 150th anniversary of the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery and President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, in Gettysburg, Pa. AP photo

An Egyptian youth holds a banner in front of recently painted graffiti showing a camouflage pattern in shades of red, symbolizing blood the military has spilled in its crackdown on protesters in Cairo. AP photo

Lebanese Red Cross workers carry a dead body at the scene where two explosions have struck near the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. Ap photo

Two tankers are battered by gale winds while at the roadstead in the rough waters of the Gulf of Cagliari, Sardinia. A violent rainstorm that flooded entire parts of the Mediterranean island of Sardinia has led to the deaths of at least nine people. AP photo

Dontae Morris is returned to the courtroom, walking past prosecution displays showing TPD officers David Curtis and Jeffrey Kocab and their families, after a break for the penalty phase of his trial before Circuit Judge William Fuente in the Hillsborough County Courthouse. JAY CONNER/STAFF

This aerial photo taken Monday shows a home that was destroyed by a tornado that hit the western Illinois town of Washington on Sunday. It was one of the worst-hit areas after intense storms and tornadoes swept through Illinois. The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Washington had a preliminary rating of EF-4, meaning wind speeds of 170 mph to 190 mph. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Greece team celebrate after defeating Romania in their World Cup qualifying playoff second leg match at the National Arena in Bucharest, Tuesday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Photos of the day: 11/19

This aerial photo taken Monday shows a home that was destroyed by a tornado that hit the western Illinois town of Washington on Sunday. It was one of the worst-hit areas after intense storms and tornadoes swept through Illinois. The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Washington had a preliminary rating of EF-4, meaning wind speeds of 170 mph to 190 mph. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS